Legal Opinion
Hillstrom v. Best Western TLC Hotel
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 28, 2003No. CIV.A. 01-10644-RGSPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
Roy Hillstrom alleges that he was unlawfully terminated by the Best Western TLC Hotel (Best Western TLC) in Wal-tham, Massachusetts, because of his age and gender. He also asserts a contractual breach of the disciplinary provisions of Best Western TLC’s employee handbook. Finally, he maintains that Best Western TLC violated the job protection guarantees of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. Best Western TLC counters that Hillstrom was terminated for poor job performance, and…
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